EFL Trophy expulsion inevitable after FA charges upheld: Here's why... and what each party must learn from sorry saga
04.02.26, 22:00 Updated 06.02.26, 16:11 8 Minute Read
Sam Morshead
And there we have it, another quiet Wednesday in the life of Swindon Town Football Club.
Expelled from the EFL Trophy after being dragged through three weeks of waiting, it’s hard to ignore the fog of self-pity resting over the County Ground tonight.
There have been no winners in this sorry saga. Not Swindon. Not the Football Association. Not the EFL. Well, perhaps Luton – particularly ironic given they didn’t actually win anything.
The reaction to the EFL’s verdict has seen plenty of frustration, plenty of upset, and more than a handful of scathing remarks about the perceived impartiality (or lack thereof) of football’s governing bodies in this country.
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